Work-board for bars.



'No. 892,831. PATENTED JULY 7, l9 08.

- E. B. HOGAN.

WORK BOARD FOR BARS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1907.

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UNITED STATES B. HOGAN, OF CHICAGO,

PATENT OFFICE.

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BRUNSWIGK-BALKE- OOLLENDER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF OHIO,

WORK-BOARD FOR 'BARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 25, 1907. Serial No. 894,497,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, 'ELMER B. HOGAN, a citizenof the United States, residing in Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Work-Boards for Bars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part thereof.

My invention relates to what is called the work-board of a drinking bar; which in modern bar fixtures, is a somewhat complex device, in the nature really of a lowdown table-like structure, arranged on the room floor in rear, of the counter or bar proper; and the top of which, on'which the bar-tender works, is composed wholly of metal (usually sheet copper) and which is not, therefore, strictly speaking, a work board. Previous to my invention, this metallic work-board top supported bv a l usual metallic Wooden frame-work; built, in the better class of bar fixtures, so as to comprise a ol0sed-up 1 wooden structure, made after the fashion of a cabinet, or-c'u-pboard. i

In some of the cheaper, or lower grades of bar fixtures it has. been common to have the frame-work 'top portionof the metallic top part mounted upon a wooden sustained by heavy or large wooden leg-like supports, resting on the floor of the room; but, as I have said, in the better class of bar room or caf fixtures, the metallic work-board is always sn ported upon, and constitutes the'top of, a ca met-like structure; such .ns is well known to the manufacturer of bar lfix'tures, as well as to all users thereof. In the use of all such previously known work ooprds, the whole bar fixture, afterlittle use, gets into an unsanitarycondition (especially in the cabinet style which is by far the more on account lof accumulated r generally used kind) lanipness within and about the cabinet-like;portion of the (which isthe most serious objection to such work-boards) with the necessary constant use or :w'ater' on and around the work-board,- Wherever the wooden parts, hitherleg-like' or cabinet, rest on the floor, they soon get rotted and are bad condition. 1 i y invention has for its object to overcome digs 'to the use of the ijor avoid these ohjec t: present and previous constructions of the work-tables used in connection with bars, and to this end and Ob ect my invention con sists in a work-board structure in which the sustained wholly by metallic parts,

I comprising a simple metal frame on wh ch which the' depending sheet metal tank, ice receptacles,- etc.

fully described hereinafter, and as will be most particularly pointed out in the claims of this specification.

use workthe latter, I will now pro my invention relates, to make and boards comprising coed to more fully and operation of my mproved work-board, referring by letter to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specifica-- tion; c and in which the same part, wherever a ways designated by the same reference letter. a

In the drawing, Figure 1 is -a top view of my improved work-board. Fig; 2 is an elevation of the fixture taken from a point of view in rear of'the bar. Fig, 3 is a detail vertical cross sectional view, cated by the dotted line 3'? -3, of Fig. 2; drawn on an enlarged scale; and showing the construction of. the details of the top-supportingmetal frame; and the arrangement thercudth of the tubular legs of the work-board. i

are sustained; said metal frame, being supported from the room floor appearing in the different views, will be found' I top, or working-surface, is,

theflat, sheet metal, top portion, rests; and metallic sus ension devices through the media ofexplain the construction 4 l in a plane 1ndithe suspensory devices; i'

In the drawing A is the sheet metal top of g the work-board tial particulars, precisely the same as the corresponding part of the heretofore used structure, and which, as seen, com )IlSOS ariusing tank at b, that is located (see ig. 1) close to the left hand end of the gi"ooved draining surface c-on whieh'the washed glassesandsvhich, as seen at Fig. 2, depends sullicientlyJbelowsaiddraincr surface to constitute a cient capacitvfor the usual glassovashing purposes." '1 iis tank I) in the case shown, is

u of cylindricalshape; but, as wellunderstood,

which is made, inall essen bar-ten 'lcr sets the,

water receptacle of sulll- V 70 To enable those skilled in the art to which generally denominated the .mixing table,

on which it is customary for the bar-keeper to have his sugar bowl, lemons, and other things used in. the preparation of mixed drinks. )Vhile to the left of this mixingtable e, is located a double, or two-part refrigerating box f, for the storage of bottled goods, the

bottles of which are kept packed in the cracked ice contents of said refrigerating re ceptacles in the usual manner, for well known purposes. ice box is provided with a removable lid, or

ooverf and f and the receptacles, as well as of sheet metal about as usual.

The table-like, sheet copper, structure A, with its various'usual parts I); c; d,- e; and f, (serving, respectively, the well knovm purposes of such arts instead of being supported, as usua by awooden sust-ainingstructure, rests upon a sort of horizontal metallic their covers are, it will be'understood, made frame, composed as shown, (see particularly Fig 3) of a front bar g, that is T shaped in cross section, and runs the whole length of the fixture a rear bar i that is of angle-iron form in cross section, running likewise the whole length; and suitable, flat, cross-bars (not seen) about equal in length to the width of the top portion A of the fixture, and located preferably one at each end, and one near the middle, lengthwise, of-the said top part A.

A sheet of metal of preferably, galvanized iron, braced, or stiflened by several V-shaped metallic ribs, in, (secured to its under surface and running lengthwise of it) rests upon and is l'astci'ied to the longitudinal bars {1, and h, 'respe -,tivcly,- throughout its length, near its lrout and rear edgespand to the aforementioned iron cross-l)ars;'aiul on top of this sustaining plate'i is built the sheet co )per top-surface ol' the work-hoard; as will be presently cxydained, [located a suitable distance above the (rear) angle-iron bar it, (see l ig. 2 a similar angle-iron bar y, arranged parallel with h, and ina reversed position', in cross-sectional view, as seen; and at suitable distance apart are. a series of vertically placed iron bars k,which, having their lower end portions sccurly fastened by bolts and nuts, to the vertical portion of angleiron bar It. and their upper end similarly false toned to the vertical part of the angle-iron-j, serve to rigidlyhold in place the said angleiron y. 4

The strong metallic frame, so to speah fl or :nlstaining the slu-i-itnuital top parts oi the Each receptacle of this doublestructure, and composed of the two longitu dinal bars 5! and h,- and the cross bars, in plane therewith and fastened theeto, rests on top of the upper, flanged, ends n of the tubular legs 0 of the fixture, which legs are, as seen, arranged impairs, one near each end of the work-board, and are braced by tubular braces 1), connecting them as illustrated.

The sheet metal copper top ot the workboard is shaped, or bent (in cross section) so as to envelop the vertical parts of the front T-iron, as shown at 8; (see Fig 3) is'then extended rearwardly ,over the flat supporting iron table-like part i of the fixture, as seen at 8 is then extended vertically up in contact with the forward parts of the two angle-iron bars h and 7' (to which it is secured) as seen at s; thence along on the to surface of bar j, as seen at s; and is final l bent down and around the rear-edge of t 1e. top part of said bar 1', as seen at 8", whereby its rearmost edge ortion closely envelopin said rear edge of, liar j is securely held in p ace; all as plainly shown at Fig. 3;

vWhile the depending rinsing tank b'does not require any strong supports, the bottle rack, or rather, its ice-receptacle d needs to be supported from beneath, ver securely; and to thus support it, I provi e wrought iron angle-iron bails r, 1', (see Fig. 2) made U- shaped, and of the proper size to surround the depending sheet metal tank d at its bottom, and front and rear sides; with their/(upper) ends securely fastened, in any suitable I manner, to the front and rear bars gand h of I the fixture. In like manner, the depcmhng sheet metal receptacle j, securely sustained by the singilar bail-like metal hangers w, w.

When t 1e structure shown and described shall havh been properly located, or placed, relatively to the bar proper, and the usual beer CO( liar assembled therewith, in the custonmry way, the flanged feet '1 ol" the tubular legs of the fixture may be securely fastened: to the floor of the room, with'wood screws.

The copper top portion A of the concrete structure is, of course, formed, or provided with the usual flange-like, u )ward, rim-like projections at its two end edges, to prevent slopping over, onto the floor, of water used in working, though the water which unnvoidably runs over and oi'l'wol the working surface of A cannot illy afl'ect any part oi, structure since there are no parts either inclosed within, or even'supportcd, from the floor by, any wooden mrts.

, Each of the depending sheet metal parts d andf, (that is the depending receptacle ol' the bottle rack, and thatof the duplex ice box for bottled goods) is, it will lie-seen, very firmly su)p( rtcd, from the'strong metallic bar-iron f rame, on which the'work table top rests, by the siispcnsory devices that ave their upper end securely bolted, or i any\ manner suitably fastened, to thc inetnllic on, or supported by the work-board device hca'izontal frame, on which the sheet metal work-board rests; and which, in turn, is su ported by the leg-frame made substantialf shown and described.

It will be understood that, in so far as the precise detail construction of the metal frame, on which the usual sheet copper table top rests; and of the metal suspensory devices, f r supporting, from said frame,'the ice containing receptacles; and the. arrangement of llu leg-frame, or metallic supports for the said (horizontal) frame, or metallic supports for the said horizontal) frame, are concerned, it is not material to the generic feature of'my invention, whether the details I have shown and described, or others be followed, by the manufacturer of workingboards comprising my generic invention; since the latter lies, essentially, in any detail construction of working-board, in which the usual top portion, or working-surface, is supported from the floor, wholly by some suitable metallic frame-Work and legs and without any wooden parts beneath the metal top, or contacting with the floor of thoroom.

Not only is my improvcd (wholly metallic) W'UIk-bfittld more sanitary and desirable, in the particulars I have already alluded to than any Work-board heretofore made that I know of; but, furthermore, it is much more durable and cheaper to manulacture such work-boards heretofore and now made and sold; comprising a lot of expensive (and perishable) wooi'l worlr -usually cabinet work.

I run aware that it has been proposed to build or construct a drinking bar all of metal except the to board and to have a worklmard (located in rear of the bar) supported on "metal braclrcts secured to and pro ecting inwardly of the bar, from the metallic column-like portions ofsuch metal bar fixtures, but my invention should not be confounded with such wholly different thing, since my improvement relates solely to tlic article of manulacl urc known to the trade a \vork board," tha is made and sold independently of the lunipropcr; is not secured or fastened thereto; hut merely placed, for usein lilting up a bar room, or cal'----in the proper juxtaposition to in: used in connection with the modern cabimwt-worl; drinking bar, and some. suitable type of beer coolerunounlcd and in the propcr relative yuj'sition with the bar.

Having now so fully described my improved work-board that those skilled in the art and familiar with the uses of a workboard can make and use my invention; what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a work-board structure, the combination, with a top-porlion formed of sheet metal and having the usual necessar appurtenances, of a horizontal metallic ramo with which said sheet metal top is ermanently combined as specified; a bott e-rack and refri erator compartment for bottled goods eac i pendent to said horizontal metallic frame and is sustained thereby; and a metallic leg-frame, which supports the said horizontal frame at the proper elevation above the bar room floor; all substantially as set forth.

2. In a wholly metallic work-board structure, the combination, with the top-portion provided with a depending bottle rack and with a de ending ice compartment for the storage 0' bottle goods, of suspensory de vices securely fastened, at their upper ends,

t0 the top-portion of the work-board; and

embracing and firmly supporting, respectively, the said bottle-rack and ice compartment; all substantially as set forth.

3. In a metallic vmrir-board structure, the i combination with the sheet metal top-portion; and a suitable legd'rame for en porting, the same at the proper elevation a )ove the bar-room floor, of a horizontally disposed frame comprising front and rear bars, run ning the entire lenglh of the said sheet metal top-portion, the said bars having the sheet metal of said top-portion bent partially around said bars and secured thereto; all in the manner and for lhc purpose set forth.

4. In a metallic work-board of the species described; the combination, with the sheet metal top-portion; a horizontally disposed frame of bars to which it is fastened; and a suitable legframc, for supporting said attached parts, of an angle-iron, rearmost bar to said frame; a reverscly disposed angleiron bar located a short distance above said rearinost bar; a series of vertically arranged bars fastened, respectively, at their lower and upper ends to the said i'carulost angleiron bar and said rcvcrsoly disposed upper bar; and a sheet metal top-portion the rea part'of which is bent partially aroupd, li o said two angle-iron bars, and is securelf'l'astencd thereto; suhslantially as heroin shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of September, 1907.

ELMlClt B. HOGAN. 

